Guyana News

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has called on the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to enforce better management of drainage and irrigation structures under their control in the city after over 250 households and businesses in Charlestown and Work-en-Rust were affected by flooding yesterday.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has extended congratulations to Deputy Commissioner ‘Law Enforcement’ (ag.), 

At approximately 7.30 am yesterday, one of the Caterpillar Units at the Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) Anna Regina Power Plant developed electrical issues resulting in the tripping of the unit.

Two men, one of whom is a Nigerian national, were on Wednesday charged with  conspiracy to defraud a woman.

The Ministry of Health today said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Guyana Police Force is investigating a report of the murder of Floyd Mc Garrell, a 34-year-old driver of Tuschen (Wrong Turn Squatting Area) on the East Bank of Essequibo at about 4.45 am today.

Even as plans continue for bringing gas to shore, ExxonMobil is working on amending the existing development plan for the offshore Liza-1 production area as it relates to commercial issues and expects to hand the document to government soon, the company says.

The Bank of Guyana (BoG) is awaiting a formal application for a licence and other documentation from First Citizens Bank (FCB) Limited of Trinidad and Tobago with which Canada’s Scotiabank last month announced it had reached an agreement for the sale of its operations here.

The owner of a Guyanese fishing boat is now counting millions in losses after a large gang of men, suspected to be Venezuelan nationals, attacked and robbed his crew while at sea.

Seeing a light at the end of the tunnel after living with kidney failure for two and a half years, a Kitty man is now seeking the public’s help to cover the cost to determine whether he is a match with a donor he has found.

The $650 million Garden of Eden Batch Mix Asphalt Plant is expected to be operational by April 6 and according to Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill it will be run under separate management from the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC).

Dr Cecil Boston and Dr Rajini Kurup recently made history as the first two graduates of the University of Guyana’s first doctoral degree programme.

Four years after first he enrolled at the University of Guyana in 2016, Melvin Pyle completed his Asso-ciate Degree in Civil Engi-neering and walked the virtual stage last Friday.

Not many people remember to count their blessings but Varsha Singh does.

After evicting the Dutch, it was the British in 1781 who chose the site of what was later to become this country’s capital, although they did little to translate their vision into reality. 

Having completed the online portal for the posting of all government contracts, the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) will officially launch it at a seminar for Permanent Secretaries and their procurement support staff in the next two weeks.

Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh on Friday stressed to Berbicians that a strong non-oil economy, with agriculture among its pillars, is extremely important to his government.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed 65 additional cases of COVID-19 in Guyana.

Residents of Jawalla, in Region Seven, are concerned that the community might have a potential COVID-19 outbreak after persons began experiencing symptoms of the virus a few days after a major three-day gathering was held in the community.